End of the World 2012?

The end-of-the-world movie 2012 seems to portray what the gospel today speaks about . . .

"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves . . . Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man." (Luke 21:25,36 NAB)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz86TsGx3fc

Can the End of the World actually look like that? Maybe. Nobody knows, Jesus said only the Father knows.

But the cinematography is still impressive. I really wonder how they shoot it. My salutes!

It's Christ the King Sunday: Whose Voice Do You Hear?

It's Christ the King Sunday today.

So Pilate said to him, "Then you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice." (John 18:37 NAB)

www.turnbacktogod.com

I wonder, whose voice are we hearing today. Is it the voice of Christ? Is it truth?

What will Christ See You Do At His Second Coming?

Movie-makers should perhaps make a film soon about Christ's second coming, don't you think? Christians throughout history looked forward to see Christ's second coming as described in the gospel today:

And then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in the clouds' with great power and glory ... But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. (Mark 13:26,32 NAB)

www.worldslastchance.com

Incidentally, no one knows when this will be. Not even Christ himself.

CFC Volunteers in Gawad Kalinga Must Choose Loyalties?

Gawad Kalinga (GK) Sector Heads met with Luis Oquinena, the GK Executive Director, early November to discuss recent discussions between Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation (GKCDFI) and Couples for Christ Global Mission Foundation (CFC GMFI).

My Sector GK Head couldn't make it and he asked me to come in his behalf. We were both active members of CFC and volunteers of GK. (Well, all volunteers of GK at the leadership levels were CFC members.) I didn't expect I'd get another shock in my life that night, similar to the successive impact of Typhoons Ondoy, Peping, Ramil and Santi.

Christian Charity Hurts!

Yes, Christian charity hurts. Look at what the gospel has for us today...

Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them, "Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood. (Mark 12:43-44 NAB)

This gospel reminds me of the Ham and Egg story . . .

www.implementingscrum.com

Which one are you? The pig? or the chicken? Your answer defines whether you're doing Christian charity or not.

What is All Saints Day, really?

This is the 40th year that I've been through "All Saints Day" and, strangely, I ask what this day really really means to me, now, outside of what the Church teaches me about this day.

Why do I ask?

As we age some pragmatism creeps in and we find ourselves struggling with inner questions such as . . yeah, the saints lived great lives. But they're all dead and may be in heaven right now. They don't need this commemoration! They're in a far better world than we are in, now!

What on earth is this commemoration really for?